FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9
SHOPPING & STYLE Ethicus at Coomaraswamy Hall
At this exhibition and sale by Coimbatore-based sustainable textile company Ethicus, visitors can shop for organic cotton saris with prints and textures inspired by English gardens and Gond paintings. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook page for more information.
When: Friday, December 9 and Saturday, December 10, from 10 am to 7 pm.
Where: Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2284 4484.
ART Bhuvanesh Gowda at Chemould Prescott Road
City-based artist Bhuvanesh Gowda is showing Otah Protah, an exhibition of sculptures made from decaying and discarded wood. For more information, see the gallery Facebook page.
When: Friday, December 9 to Thursday, January 5. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday closed.
Where: Chemould Prescott Road, Queens Mansion, Third Floor, G. Talwatkar Marg, near Cathedral School, Fort. Tel: 022 2200 0211.
ART Home Videos at Clark House Initiative
Home Videos is a series of video diaries shot in the stye of home videos by 16 artists from India, Burma, Switzerland and Canada including Clark House members Yogesh Barve, Amol Patil and Saviya Lopes, who live in Mumbai. The videos deal with subjects such as mass housing, Dharavi and the Indian middle class.
When: Until Monday, January 9. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Clark House Initiative, Ground Floor, Clark House, 8 Nathalal Parekh Marg (Old Wodehouse Road), opposite the Sahakari Bhandar, near Woodside Inn, Colaba. Tel: 98202 13816.
ART Kama Chameleon: Shaw, Souza, Somnath at Akara Art
An exhibition by London-based artist Raqib Shaw in which his works are juxtaposed with those by FN Souza and Somnath Hore. For more information, see the gallery Facebook page.
When: Until Thursday, January 12. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6.30 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Akara Art, 4/5, Churchill Chambers, 32 Mereweather Road, Colaba. Tel: 022 2202 5550.
ART Nityan Unnikrishnan at Chatterjee and Lal
Wood from Ships, Delhi-based artist Nityan Unnikrishnan’s new solo show, is a set of works on paper and stretched khadi. For more information, see here.
When: Until Saturday, January 7. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Chatterjee & Lal, 01/18, Kamal Mansion, First Floor, same entrance as Hotel White Pearl, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba. Tel: 022 2202 3787.
ART Rekha Rodwittiya at Sakshi Gallery
Baroda-based artist Rekha Rodwittiya’s new show ‘Love done right can change the world’ is an exhibition of paintings and mixed media works.
When: Until Saturday, January 7. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Sakshi, 6/19, Second Floor, Grants Building, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba. Tel: 022 6610 3424.
ART Vishwa Shroff at Tarq
An exhibition of watercolours and drawings by Vishwa Shroff titled Drawn Space, which explores “spaces and objects otherwise considered banal”. The artist is based out of both Tokyo and Mumbai. For more information, see the gallery Facebook page.
When: Until Saturday, January 14. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Tarq, F35/36, Dhanraj Mahal, Apollo Bunder, Colaba. Tel: 022 6615 0424.
SHOPPING & STYLE ‘Handwritten in Clay’ by Shampa Shah at Artisans’
Bhopal-based Shampa Shah is hosting an exhibition and sale of ceramic art and tableware at Kala Ghoda gallery Artisans’. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Until Sunday, December 11, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Artisans’, VB Gandhi Marg, near Rhythm House, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2267 3040.
SHOPPING & STYLE FOOD & DRINK MUSIC The Lil Flea at MMRDA Grounds
This edition of the shopping and food bazaar will feature approximately 250 shopping stalls from across the country selling fashion and lifestyle products and over 60 food stalls. Cotton block-printed bags by Motifs of the Earth; hand-painted capes, scarves and flat shoes by Zubiya; handwoven doormats and rugs by Kasturi; upcycled glassware by Wonky Works; and handmade jewellery made with wire by Wild Wirecraft will be among the items on offer. The food options will include crab dosas by Cafe Free India; fruit flavoured ice lollies by Frugurpop; pizza by 1Tablespoon Pizza Kitchen; seasonal ice creams by Bina’s Homemade Ice Creams; pao sandwiches by Pack-a-Pav; burgers by Woodside Inn; tacos and bao sandwiches by TacoBao; frozen beverages by Cool Story; and freak shakes by Sugar Overdose. The three-day event will also feature music performances by Mumbai blues-rock band Kanchan Daniel and The Beards (on Saturday at 7 pm); Delhi jazz outfit The Jass B’stards (on Saturday at 8.30 pm); and capital-based folk-fusion rock group Indian Ocean (on Sunday at 8.30 pm). Tickets, priced at Rs 250 per person per day and at Rs 300 per person for all three days, are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page and here for more information.
When: Friday, December 9, from 3 pm to 10 pm and Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11, from 10 am to 10 pm.
Where: MMRDA Grounds, behind the NSE and near the Jio Garden parking, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East).
ART Seven Years in Tibet at BandCamp
Jean-Jacques Annaud’s film Seven Years in Tibet (1997), in which two Austrian mountaineers enter Tibet during the Second World War, will be screened at this overnight camping trip organised by tour company White Collar Hippie. Tickets priced at Rs 2,200 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. The tab gets attendees a tent for two, a foam mattress, one sleeping bag per person, food and hot beverages. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, December 9 at 4 pm to Saturday, December 10 at noon.
Where: BandCamp, U-Tan Sea Resort, Chowk Dongri via Uttan, near Pali Beach Resort, Bhayander (West). Tel: 98215 98822.
TALKS ‘New York and Mumbai in the Times of Dr Ambedkar’ at the Godrej India Culture Lab
This panel discussion on labour, cultural expression, social inequality and identity, organised to mark the centenary of Ambedkar’s graduation from Columbia University, will feature Farah Jasmine Griffin, professor of English and comparative literature and African American studies at Columbia University; Robert Gooding-Williams, professor of philosophy and faculty member of the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University; Anupama Rao, associate professor of history at Barnard College; and Ramesh Kamble, associate professor of sociology at the University of Mumbai. There is no entry fee. For more information and to RSVP, see here.
When: Friday, December 9 at 5 pm.
Where: Godrej India Culture Lab, Pirojshanagar, entry from Eastern Express Highway, Vikhroli (East).
TALKS Mayank Mansingh Kaul at the Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Delhi-based writer and designer Mayank Mansingh Kaul will deliver a lecture on the history of handmade Indian textiles titled ‘Indian Textiles: 1947 to 2016’. There is no entry fee. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, December 9 at 6 pm.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.
FILM 18 Feet at Films Division
Renjith Kuzhur’s film 18 Feet (2015), which traces memories of caste injustice through the journey of Kerala folk music band Karinthalakoottam, will be shown. The title refers to the distance that Dalits were to keep between upper castes and themselves. The documentary is this week’s instalment of the Films Division’s FD Zone series of screenings, which returned in October after a gap of a little over a year. There is no entry fee. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, December 9 at 6.30 pm.
Where: The FD Zone, Films Division, R. R. III Theatre, Tenth Floor, diagonally opposite Jaslok Hospital, Pedder Road. Tel: 022 2351 0461.
FILM MUSIC Good Words Good Thoughts Good Deeds at Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
The Mehli Mehta Music Foundation will host a screening of Good Words Good Thoughts Good Deeds (2016), German filmmaker Bettina Ehrhardt’s documentary about world-renowned Mumbai-born Western classical conductor Zubin Mehta. There is no entry fee; seating on a first come, first served basis.
When: Friday, December 9 at 6.30 pm and Saturday, December 10 at 6 pm.
Where: Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, K. Dubash Marg, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2202 7710.
ART Subodh Gupta at Famous Studios
Organised by Delhi art gallery Nature Morte, this exhibition of metal installations by Delhi-based artist Subodh Gupta titled Anhad/Unstruck will have “vibrating metal sheets, mirror finish metal pots, walls of crushed used utensils, and paintings on metal”. For more information, see the Facebook event page. On Saturday at 5 pm, arts organisation Avid Learning and Nature Morte will hold a walk-through of the show with the artist and Italian curator Germano Celant. For more information, see the Facebook event page. To attend, email avidlearning@essar.com or call 97699 37710.
When: Preview on Friday, December 9, from 7 pm to 10 pm. Until Saturday, December 31. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Famous Studios, Dr E Moses Road, Mahalaxmi.
DANCE Eternal Embrace by Astad Deboo at the NCPA Experimental Theatre
Mumbai-residing contemporary dancer and choreographer Astad Deboo will perform Eternal Embrace, a collaboration with Japanese musician Yukio Tsuji that is based on seventeenth-century Sufi poet Bulleh Shah’s “Maati”. The show is part of the National Centre for the Performing Arts’ ongoing Contemporary Dance Season series of performances. Tickets priced at Rs 400 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See here for details.
When: Friday, December 9 and Saturday, December 10 at 7 pm.
Where: Experimental Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
DANCE Queen-size at the School of Environment and Architecture, Sitara Studio, Harkat Studios
Delhi-based dancer Mandeep Raikhy’s choreographic work Queen-Size involves two men and a charpoy and is a response to Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises homosexuality. There is no entry fee for the show at the School of Environment and Architecture. Tickets for the Sitara Studio and Harkat Studio shows are priced at Rs 500 and Rs 350 per person respectively and are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, December 9 at 7 pm at the School of Environment and Architecture; Saturday, December 10 at 7 pm at Sitara Studio; Sunday, December 11 at 7 pm at Harkat Studios.
Where: School of Environment and Architecture, Eksar Road, Borivali (West). Tel: 022 6500 2156. Sitara Studio, National Engineering Compound, Kakasaheb Gadgil Marg, near Congress Bhavan, opposite Indiabulls Finance Centre, Dadar (West). Tel: 022 2422 1666. Harkat Studios, Bungalow 75, Aram Nagar Part II, J. P. Road, Versova, Andheri (West).
THEATRE Dhumrapaan at The Cuckoo Club
In director Akarsh Khurana’s Hindi and English drama Dhumrapaan, a group of employees discuss work and life stresses in the smoking area of an office building. Tickets priced at Rs 400 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, December 9 at 7 pm.
Where: The Cuckoo Club, 5AA Pali Hill Road, next to Candies, near Learners Academy, Bandra (West). Tel: 96199 62969.
TALKS TRAVEL NGT Meetup: Happy Places at Title Waves
In this instalment of the monthly series of travel-related panel discussions held by the magazine National Geographic Traveller India, radiologist Aditya Daftary, actor Gul Panag and blogger Kaushal Karkhanis will be in conversation with Neha Dara, the magazine’s deputy editor, about how traveling makes them happy. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, December 9 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Title Waves, St. Pauls Media Complex, opposite Duruelo Convent School, 24th Road, off Turner Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2651 0841.
DANCE Stomp at the NCPA Jamshed Bhabha Theatre
Globally-acclaimed percussion ensemble Stomp, made up of performers from across the world, will stage their long-running theatrical show of the same name. See here for details. Tickets priced at Rs 750, Rs 1,000, Rs 1,500, Rs 2,000, Rs 2,500, Rs 3,000, Rs 3,500 and Rs 4,500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, December 9 at 8 pm; Saturday, December 10 at 3 pm and 8 pm; and Sunday, December 11 at 3 pm and 7.30 pm.
Where: Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
COMEDY Best in Stand-up with Vaibha Sethia + Sundeep Sharma + Nishant Tanwar at Canvas Laugh Club
Stand-up comedians Vaibha Sethia, Sundeep Sharma and Nishant Tanwar, who are all based in Mumbai, will each perform a set. Tickets priced at Rs 750 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, December 9 and Sunday, December 11 at 8.30 pm and Saturday, December 10 at 8.30 pm and 10.30 pm.
Where: Canvas Laugh Club, Third Floor, Palladium Mall, Phoenix Mills, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel. Tel: 90046 03115.
COMEDY Rohan Desai + Kautuk Srivastava + Vinay Sharma at Tuning Fork
Mumbai comics Rohan Desai, Kautuk Srivastava and Vinay Sharma will each present a set. Tickets priced at Rs 550 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, December 9, Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11 at 8.30 pm.
Where: Tuning Fork, First Floor, Hotel Unicontinental, Third Road, near Khar Railway Station, Khar. Tel: 98333 58490.
MUSIC Vh1 Supersonic Club Nights with Twisted Bass + DJ Jeremy at Raasta Bombay
At this gig organised to promote Vh1’s electronic dance music festival Supersonic, which will be held in Pune in February 2017, city-based DJs Twisted Bass aka Mohsin Kacchi and Jeremy Rana each will play slots. There is no entry fee. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, December 9 at 9 pm.
Where: Raasta Bombay, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, off S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 86550 00811.
MUSIC FRWD 008 with Boombay Central + Shivai + ToneFabrik at AntiSocial
Electronic music DJs Shivai and Boombay Central aka Tarun Shahani from Mumbai and ToneFabrik aka Omkar Gadre from Pune will each play sets at this month’s instalment of FRWD, the series of gigs programmed by city-based artist and event management company Mixtape. The entry fee is Rs 300 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, December 9 at 10 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, off S. V. Road, near Ramee Guestline Hotel, Khar (West). Tel: 022 6522 6324.
MUSIC Lit featuring Nanok + Rudraa at Escobar
This instalment of Lit, the night organised by event companies Gently Altered and Lucid, will comprise sets by electronic music DJs Nanok aka Jai Vaswani from Mumbai, who recently released this much-discussed video, and Rudraa, who is from Delhi and based in Ukraine. There is no entry fee; register on the guest list via Clubbers.co.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, December 9 at 10 pm.
Where: Escobar, Fourth Floor, V. N. Sphere Mall, opposite Shoppers Stop, Linking Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2640 7070.
MUSIC Madoc at Anarchy
City-residing electronic dance music DJ-producer Madoc aka Anuraag Chadha will man the decks at new Andheri nightclub Anarchy. Entry is free via the guest list, which can be signed up to on Clubbers.co.in until 11.30 pm after which there is a cover charge of Rs 1,000 per person for women and Rs 2,000 per couple; single men not allowed. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, December 9 at 9 pm.
Where: Anarchy, First Floor, Blue Morya, above Glocal Junction, opposite Citi Mall, New Link Road, Andheri (West). Tel: 96649 41083.
MUSIC Ookay at Kitty Su
American electronic dance music DJ-producer Ookay aka Abe Laguna will take over the console. Tickets, priced at Rs 500 per person for single women and at Rs 1,000 per person for single men and per couple (of any gender), are being sold here. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, December 9 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Road, Andheri (East). Tel: 022 6104 3145.
MUSIC EVC Pre-Party with DJ Arsh featuring Bhish at Thalassa
This “pre-party” for the upcoming Enchanted Valley Carnival music festival in Aamby Valley will be soundtracked by electronic music DJs Arsh Khan and Bhishma ‘Bhish’ Sagar. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, December 9 at 11 pm.
Where: Thalassa, 21st Road, next to Cafe Coffee Day, near the Gauri Khan Store, Hotel Shubhangan, Khar Danda, Khar. Tel: 98200 04019.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10
FOOD & DRINK The Table’s Farming Workshop in Alibaug
Colaba restaurant The Table will begin the third season of their workshops at their farm in Alibaug where home gardening expert Adrienne Thadani and the restaurant’s co-owner Gauri Devidayal will conduct a day-long session that will cover planting seed trays, transplanting seedlings and preparing a meal cooked with the harvested produce. Tickets for the workshop priced at Rs 4,500 per person (which entitle attendees to lunch with wine) are being sold on Insider.in.
When: Saturday, December 10, from 9 am to 4 pm.
Where: Alibaug; the address will be provided to those who register.
EVENTS FOR KIDS Mapping Futures at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
At this workshop for children between the ages of seven and 15, participants will get to peruse the museum’s collection of nineteenth-century city maps and make their own maps of a futuristic Mumbai. The workshop is priced at Rs 100 per person (includes the museum entry fee). For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Saturday, December 10 at 10.30 am.
Where: Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.
EVENTS FOR KIDS Peek-a-Book 2016 at Mount Litera School International
Writers Soha Parekh and Lubaina Bandukwala have put together a two-day festival of children’s literature featuring storytelling sessions and readings with writers such as Devdutt Pattanaik, Shabnam Minwala, Chatura Rao and Jane De Suza. The events include Tales from Europe, in which British storyteller Craig Jenkins will discuss European fairy tales (on Saturday at 10.30 am); The Girl Who Chose, in which Pattanaik offers a re-telling of the Ramayana (on Saturday at 4 pm); The Hysterically Historical History-Mystery Quiz conducted by writer Natasha Sharma (on Sunday at 11.45 am); and ‘Aamu’s Kawandi’ in which illustrator Shrujana Shridhar will talk about her story book of the same name about a Siddi girl called Aamu (on Sunday at 2.45 pm). Tickets priced at Rs 220 per person per day are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11, from 10.30 am to 5 pm.
Where: Mount Litera School International, behind the Asian Heart Hospital, near the UTI Building, Bandra Kurla Complex. Tel: 022 3017 1400.
FOOD & DRINK Na Khuwa Bhooj by Gitika Saikia at APB Cook Studio
At this pop-up lunch, Juhu-residing home cook Gitika Saikia will serve an Assamese harvest festival meal of pork cooked with mustard greens and bhut jolokia chilli; chicken cooked with pumpkin; fish curry with winter vegetables; and duck meat with ash gourd. Tickets are priced at Rs 1,500 per person. To reserve a spot, call 022 4215 2799 or mail bookings@apbcookstudio.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, December 10 at noon.
Where: APB Cook Studio, 301, Srishti Plaza, Saki Vihar Road, Andheri (East). Tel: 022 4215 2799.
FOOD & DRINK From Garden To Cup at Craft
In this tea and food pairing workshop and meal by Radhika Batra Shah of Radhika Fine Teas and Paul Kinny, the executive chef of Bellona Hospitality, which owns the all-day restaurant Craft in Kurla, a five-course meal will be paired with teas from across the world. Kinny will also utilise teas in his set menu, which will include items such as grilled chicken infused with Darjeeling oolong; and solkadhi with kokum tea from Thailand. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold on Insider.in.
When: Saturday, December 10 at 4 pm.
Where: Craft, First Floor, Phoenix MarketCity, LBS Marg, Kurla. Tel: 022 6180 2073.
FILM Ice Planet – Himalaya at the Alliance Francaise
Directed by French filmmakers Thierry Berrod and Vincent Amouroux, the documentary Ice Planet – Himalaya (2014) examines the increase in the flow of water on the surface of Himalayan glaciers. There is no entry fee for the screening, which marks the first anniversary of COP 21, the Paris agreement on climate change.
When: Saturday, December 10 at 5 pm.
Where: Alliance Francaise, 40 Theosophy Hall, New Marine Lines, near Nirmala Niketan. Tel: 022 2203 5993.
THEATRE Mayar Khela at St. Andrew’s Auditorium
Bengali dance drama Mayar Khela, written by Tagore, will be staged as an opera directed by Sumitro Mukherjee. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 500, Rs 750 and Rs 1,000 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, December 10 at 5.30 pm.
Where: St. Andrew’s Auditorium, St. Andrew’s College, St. Dominic Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2640 1657.
THEATRE Ishq Aaha at Prithvi Theatre
Directed by Gagan Dev Riar and Sukant Goel, Ishq Aaha is a musical interpretation (in Hindi, English and Punjabi) of four Punjabi romantic epics: Heer-Ranjha, Sassi-Punnu, Mirza Sahiba and Soni-Mahiwal. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, December 10 at 6 pm and 9 pm and Sunday, December 11 at 5 pm and 8 pm.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.
MUSIC Aadi Anant featuring Shivkumar Sharma and Rahul Sharma + Zakir Hussain at the NCPA Tata Theatre
The sixth edition of the National Centre for the Performing Arts’s annual Hindustani classical music festival will celebrate the guru-shishya parampara. Santoor players Shivkumar Sharma and his son and student Rahul Sharma will perform on the first day. Tickets priced at Rs 400, Rs 690, Rs 920 and Rs 1,380 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. Tickets for tabla player Zakir Hussian’s concert with mrindangam player Anantha R. Krishnan, dholak player Navin Sharma and sarangi player Sabir Khan on the second day are sold out. See here and here for details.
When: Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Tata Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
COMEDY Bachelors of Comedy: A Night of College Humour at The Cuckoo Club
Mumbai comedians Piyush Sharma, Bhavish Ailani, Raunaq Rajani and Dhruv Deshpande will each present a set. Tickets priced at Rs 350 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, December 10 at 9 pm.
Where: The Cuckoo Club, 5AA Pali Hill Road, next to Candies, near Learners Academy, Bandra (West). Tel: 96199 62969.
MUSIC Clement at Anarchy
Mumbai electronic dance music DJ Clement D’Souza will play the third of new Andheri nightclub Anarchy’s opening week parties. Entry is free via the guest list, which can be signed up to on Clubbers.co.in until 11.30 pm after which there is a cover charge of Rs 1,000 per person for women and Rs 2,000 per couple; single men not allowed. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Saturday, December 10 at 9 pm.
Where: Anarchy, First Floor, Blue Morya, above Glocal Junction, opposite Citi Mall, New Link Road, Andheri (West). Tel: 96649 41083.
MUSIC Frame/Frame at Bonobo
Delhi electronic music DJ-producer Frame/Frame aka Nikhil Kaul will man the decks. There is no entry fee. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Saturday, December 10 at 9 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, near KFC, off Linking Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.
MUSIC Djuma Sound System + Bombay Karma at AntiSocial
Norwegian tech-house producer Djuma Soundsystem, whose real name is Mikkas Skulstad, will play a gig organised by electronic music-focused event company sLick! City-based DJ Bombay Karma aka Aditya Jaiswal will spin a supporting slot. There is no entry fee for those who register on the guest list via Clubbers.co.in. The entry fee is Rs 500 per person for those not on the guest list or who enter after 11 pm. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, December 10 at 10 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, off S. V. Road, near Ramee Guestline Hotel, Khar (West). Tel: 022 6522 6324.
MUSIC Zaeden at Kitty Su
The house music DJ and producer from Gurgaon, who was born Sahil Sharma, will take over the console. Tickets, priced at Rs 500 per person for single women and at Rs 1,500 per person for single men and per couple (of any gender), are being sold here. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Saturday, December 10 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Road, Andheri (East). Tel: 022 6104 3145.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11
TREASURE HUNT The Urban Treasure Hunt in Lower Parel and Dadar
Organised by Open Bracket, an organisation that conducts workshops, and city research initiative The People Place Project, this treasure hunt across Dadar and Lower Parel is designed to acquaint participants with the city. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Insider.in. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Sunday, December 11 at 9 am.
Where: The hunt will begin at Todi Mill Social, Mathuradas Mill Compound, near Viva Centre, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6511 0361.
ART Suitcase Museum at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
The exhibition is a set of 44 “objects” or black and white images by photographer Dayanita Singh from her 2015 book Museum of Chance. Tickets for Indians are priced at Rs 10 per person for adults and children above the age of 13 and at Rs 5 per person for children below the age of 13, and tickets for foreigners are priced at Rs 100 per person for adults and children above the age of 13 and at Rs 50 per person for children below the age of 13.
When: Sunday, December 11 to Tuesday, February 21. Open Thursday to Tuesday, from 10 am to 5.30 pm; Wednesday, closed.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.
FOOD & DRINK The Farmers’ Market at D’Monte Park
At the weekly Sunday bazaar, customers can stock up on organic vegetables, fruit and lifestyle products and get a bite from stalls selling organic meals. See here for details.
When: Sunday, December 11, from 10 am to 3 pm.
Where: D’Monte Park, St. Andrew’s Road, off Turner Road, next to Bandra Gymkhana, Bandra (West).
FOOD & DRINK The Juhu Organic Farmers Market at Pushpa Narsee Park
Juhu’s farmers market was launched in August by the Inner Wheel Club of Bombay West, a women-centric rotary organisation and non-profit Sharan or the Sanctuary for Health and Reconnection to Animals and Nature. At this dairy- and sugar-free bazaar held every Sunday, attendees can pick up fresh seasonal produce and dry ingredients sourced from farmers across Maharashtra and Karnataka. See the Facebook page for more information.
When: Sunday, December 11, from 10.30 am to 1 pm.
Where: Pushpa Narsee Park, 15 Vaikunthlal Mehta Road, Nehru Nagar, Juhu.
FOOD & DRINK TALK APB Food Book Club Anniversary at Title Waves
A Perfect Bite, the cooking studio and food consultation company in Andheri East, will mark the one-year anniversary of its book club the APB Food Book Club with a panel discussion on The Future of Cookbooks in India. The discussion between the studio’s founder and cookbook author Rushina Munshaw Ghildiyal; chocolatier Varun Inamdar; and HarperCollins publisher Debasri Rakshit will be moderated by food writer Vikram Doctor. To attend, send an RSVP to bookings@apbcookstudio.com or call 022 4215 2799.
When: Sunday, December 11 from 10.30 am to 1 pm.
Where: Title Waves, St. Pauls Media Complex, opposite Duruelo Convent School, 24th Road, off Turner Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2651 0841.
PETS Bow Wow Chow at Doolally Taproom Andheri
Pet nutritionist Brinda Thaker will show participants how to prepare no-bake meals and healthy treats for dogs at this workshop. The registration fee is Rs 700 per person and entitles participants to a pint of beer or plate of French fries. Call 98198 51543 to register.
When: Sunday, December 11 at 11 am.
Where: Doolally Taproom, C18-21, Dalia Industrial Estate, near Fun Republic cinema, off New Link Road, Andheri (West). Tel: 99671 02143.
FOOD & DRINK Bohri Thaal in Mazagaon
Mazagaon-residing home cook Tasneem Makda will serve a five-course Bohri meal that will feature vermicelli cooked in milk; charcoal-smoked chicken angaar; sancha ice cream; kheema samosa; and shahi biryani, at a pop-up lunch organised by culinary events company Authenticook. Tickets priced at Rs 1,199 per person are being sold on Insider.in.
When: Sunday, December 11 at 1 pm.
Where: Mazagaon; the complete address will be provided to those who register.
FOOD & DRINK Winter Delights of the Maharajas at Flavour Diaries
Home cook Anuradha Joshi Medhora, who runs catering service Charoli that offers the cuisine of the Malwa plateau, will serve a meal called Winter Delights of the Maharajas featuring kesari mans (mutton); murtabak; narangi maans; mawa matar; baingan ki lonj; banjari dal; and gajar halwa. The meal is priced at Rs 2,600 per person (which entitles attendees to two glasses of wine or craft beer). To reserve a spot, call 98335 49949 or email charolifoods@gmail.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, December 11 at 1 pm.
Where: Flavour Diaries, Third Floor, above Khar Social, Rohan Plaza, Fifth Road, off S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 98201 43404.
FOOD & DRINK Millets and More Cookshop at Eighth
Food blogger Amrita Rana will conduct a workshop on cooking with millets during which she will prepare jowar banana bread; bajra brownies; amaranth and red rice granola; barley salad; and sprouted moong and foxtail millet dosa. Tickets priced at Rs 2,400 per person are being sold on Instamojo.com.
When: Sunday, December 11 at 4 pm.
Where: Eighth, near the YMCA Ground, off Carter Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 99204 80455.
MUSIC Sunday Sundowner with Funk Assassin + Loopkin + Nishant at Monkey Bar
Sets by Mumbai-based electronic music DJs Funk Assassin aka Amul Lokanathan and Loopkin aka Cyril-Vincent Michaud and Nishant of electronica collective Bhavishyavani Future Soundz will soundtrack this week’s instalment of Bandra gastropub Monkey Bar’s Sunday Sundowner sessions. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, December 11 at 4 pm.
Where: Monkey Bar, Ground Floor, Summerville, junction of 14th Road and 13th Road, same lane as KFC, off Linking Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 3015 1853.
WORKSHOPS Shoe Art with Inkspire at Tuning Fork
At this workshop conducted by footwear label Inkspire, participants can learn to how create their own custom-made shoes. The registration fee of Rs 1,250 per person, which covers the cost of a pair of plain shoes and art supplies and entitles participants to a glass of beer or appetiser, can be paid in advance on Instamojo.com. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Sunday, December 11 at 4 pm.
Where: Tuning Fork, First Floor, Hotel Unicontinental, Third Road, near Khar Railway Station, Khar. Tel: 98333 58490.
TALKS Prabodh Parikh at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Gujarati poet and former head of the philosophy department at Mithibai College Prabodh Parikh will discuss the idea of ‘homeland’ in poetry. The talk is part of arts organisation Junoon’s Mumbai Local series of events. Attendees will have to pay museum entry charges. Tickets for Indians are priced at Rs 10 per person for adults and children above the age of 13 and at Rs 5 per person for children below the age of 13, and tickets for foreigners are priced at Rs 100 per person for adults and children above the age of 13 and at Rs 50 per person for children below the age of 13. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Sunday, December 11 at 5 pm.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.
THEATRE Behind the Adorned Veil at The Cuckoo Club
Directed by Savtiri Medhatul, written by Bhushan Korgaonkar and performed by lavani dancers Akanksha Kadam and Shakuntalabai Nagarkar, Behind the Adorned Veil weaves together dances and narratives of the history of the performance form of lavani. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, December 11 at 6 pm.
Where: The Cuckoo Club, 5AA Pali Hill Road, next to Candies, near Learners Academy, Bandra (West). Tel: 96199 62969.
MUSIC Skyharbor + Pangea + aswekeepsearching at AntiSocial
Progressive metal bands Skyharbor from Delhi and Pangea from Mumbai and Pune post-rock group aswekeepsearching will perform at a gig programmed by city-based music artist and event management company Mixtape. The entry fee is Rs 750 per person; RSVP via Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, December 11 at 8pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, off S. V. Road, near Ramee Guestline Hotel, Khar (West). Tel: 022 6522 6324.
ONGOING
MUSEUM EXHIBITION Mummy: An Unsolved Mystery at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
An exhibition of the museum’s Egyptian antiquities that are being displayed in public for the first time. The show will spotlight the museum’s conservation practices. See here for details. Tickets for visitors above the age of 12 are priced at Rs 70 per person for Indians and at Rs 300 per person for foreigners; tickets for children between the ages of five and 12 are priced at Rs 20 per person for both Indians and foreigners; free entry for children below the age of five.
When: Until Wednesday, January 4. Open daily, from 10.15 am to 6 pm.
Where: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2284 4484.
ART FILM Events in a Cloud Chamber by Ashim Ahluwalia at Jhaveri Contemporary
Events in a Cloud Chamber, director Ashim Ahluwalia’s 20-minute film about artist Akbar Padamsee, is the centrepiece of his debut solo show. The title refers to a film of the same name that Padamsee had made in 1969, which was subsequently lost. The other exhibits include Syzygy, a short film by Padamsee made in 1969 and letters exchanged between Padamsee and his colleagues involved in the Vision Exchange Workshop (VIEW), an initiative encouraging experimental work at his home in Taher Mansion on Nepean Sea Road. The idea of the show is to provide a sense of VIEW, which ran from 1969 to 1972. See here for details.
When: Until Saturday, December 17. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Jhaveri Contemporary, 2, Krishna Niwas, 58A Walkeshwar Road. Tel: 022 2369 3639.
ART The Naked and the Nude at DAG Modern
This exhibition features nearly 90 works that explore the human body by 50 modern Indian artists such as F. N. Souza, Laxma Goud, M. F. Husain, K. H. Ara, Jogen Chowdhury and Rabin Mondal. For more information, see here.
When: Until Saturday, December 10. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: DAG Modern, 58 V. B. Gandhi Marg, Kala Ghoda, Fort. Tel: 022 4922 2700